by Richard Griffiths | 22 Mar 2024 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Caravanserai along the Silk Road (0-1500) Merchants and travellers along the Silk Road faced many dangers, but for stretches of the journey they could rely on caravanserais. Situated at regular intervals along the most travelled routes, these buildings...
by Richard Griffiths | 19 Feb 2024 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Chess Along the Silk Road The modern game of chess is a perfect example of cultural exchange along the silk roads. Starting in the North-West of the Indian subcontinent, it entered Persia sometime around the 6th century CE. The game was carried to China by...
by Richard Griffiths | 23 Jan 2024 | eLibrary
eLibrary: The Timurid Empire (1370-1507) – The Court Even by the standards of the time, Timur’s wars of conquest were particularly murderous but he did manage to carve an empire that stretched from Persia to the frontiers of China. He and his successors promoted...
by Richard Griffiths | 6 Dec 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Sogdian – Silk Road Traders The Sogdians were originally an eastern Iranian civilisation but were later concentrated in Central Asia, with Samarkand as the main city. Literally straddling the ancient silk roads, many became traders and settled in...
by virtual360 | 6 Dec 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Map Room 700-1500CE his is the latest version of an electronic library of resources supporting the Map Room exhibition. It offers free and immediate access to online resources for anyone wanting to explore further the context of the exhibition’s maps. This...
by Richard Griffiths | 6 Nov 2023 | eLibrary
eLibrary: Venice Venice reached the peak of its imperial reach at the start of the 13th century with the seizure and sacking of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. In the aftermath, Venice acquired Crete and several other islands in the Aegean. In...
